1) From that same article: "No poll is dispositive, and the surveys aren’t unanimous.
Ipsos asked Americans in mid-March if they agreed with barring “classroom lessons about sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary school.” It
found 62% opposed."
2) As long as the private schools are held to the same standards and responsibilities as public schools (same curriculum, accepting every student regardless of disability, etc.), I have no objection to school choice. You'll find it implemented in some fashion in places like NYC, which is not exactly conservative.
2) "Parental Rights in Education" is facing opposition and protests:
It was filed against the school boards in Orange, Indian River, Duval and Palm Beach counties.
wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu
LGBTQ students against Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law, officially called the Parental Rights in Education law, are continuing the fight months later.
abcnews.go.com
Saying the law will “stigmatize and harm LGBTQ youth,” attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia are seeking to aid challengers to a new Florida law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in the state's public schools.
www.wlrn.org